The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson
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The Glass Inferno is a 1974 disaster novel by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson about a catastrophic fire in a modern high-rise building, which helped inspire the film The Towering Inferno.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2007999 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson Context triple: [The Towering Inferno, basedOn, The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson]
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A.
The Man in the Glass Booth
The Man in the Glass Booth is a 1967 stage play by Robert Shaw that explores identity, guilt, and the legacy of the Holocaust through the trial of a mysterious Jewish industrialist accused of being a Nazi war criminal.
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B.
Tower of Glass
Tower of Glass is a 1970 science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that explores themes of artificial intelligence, class hierarchy, and the ethics of creating sentient beings.
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C.
The Fire
The Fire is a Major League Soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, known formally as Chicago Fire FC.
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D.
Into the Fire
"Into the Fire" is a track from Bruce Springsteen’s album *The Rising*, known for its reflective, post-9/11 themes of sacrifice and resilience.
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E.
The Cauldron
The Cauldron is the passionate main supporters’ group known for creating a loud, vibrant atmosphere at Sporting Kansas City matches.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson Target entity description: The Glass Inferno is a 1974 disaster novel by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson about a catastrophic fire in a modern high-rise building, which helped inspire the film The Towering Inferno.
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A.
The Man in the Glass Booth
The Man in the Glass Booth is a 1967 stage play by Robert Shaw that explores identity, guilt, and the legacy of the Holocaust through the trial of a mysterious Jewish industrialist accused of being a Nazi war criminal.
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B.
Tower of Glass
Tower of Glass is a 1970 science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that explores themes of artificial intelligence, class hierarchy, and the ethics of creating sentient beings.
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C.
The Fire
The Fire is a Major League Soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, known formally as Chicago Fire FC.
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D.
Into the Fire
"Into the Fire" is a track from Bruce Springsteen’s album *The Rising*, known for its reflective, post-9/11 themes of sacrifice and resilience.
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E.
The Cauldron
The Cauldron is the passionate main supporters’ group known for creating a loud, vibrant atmosphere at Sporting Kansas City matches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disaster novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | The Towering Inferno ⓘ |
| author |
Frank M. Robinson
NERFINISHED
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Thomas N. Scortia ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Frank M. Robinson
NERFINISHED
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Thomas N. Scortia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
disaster fiction
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thriller ⓘ |
| hasForm | novel ⓘ |
| inspired | The Towering Inferno ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme | catastrophic high-rise fire ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a high-rise fire disaster
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influence on the film The Towering Inferno ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| setting | modern high-rise building ⓘ |
| subject |
building safety
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disaster response ⓘ firefighting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson Description of subject: The Glass Inferno is a 1974 disaster novel by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson about a catastrophic fire in a modern high-rise building, which helped inspire the film The Towering Inferno.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.